20thCenturyModernArchitecture
blockset
ownStack,design,andreimagineyour modernbuildings!
The Blocks
Floors, Ceiling, and Roof Tiles
Snap together magnetically
Pilotis and Square Columns
Pilotis are magnetic, columns use dowels
Assorted “Glass” Curtain Walls
Attach magnetically to the tiles
Beams
With magnet and dowel connections
Curtain Walls with Ribbon Windows
Attach magnetically to the tiles
Metal Dowels
To Join the beams and square columns
What do these buildings all have in common?
Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier, 1929
The Bauhaus Building in Dessau by Walter Gropius, 1926
Farnsworth House by Mies Van der Rohe, 1951
They are modern architecture!
ModernarchitectureispartofmodernismTechnologywaschangingfast-new kindsmachines,steel,andglassmadenew ofbuildingspossibledreamWarsandbigchangesmadepeople ofabetter,brighterfuture
Modernismwasatime(aboutahundredyearsago) whenarchitects,designers,andartistswereimagining anewworldwithcleanlines,newmaterials,andfresh ideas
Modernbuildingsfocusedon function:openspaces,simpleshapes,andlotsoflight
Or dream up creations all your own!
Blocks in Action!
Bonus feature: perfectly scaled for LEGO® minifigures!
Lundi, Age 7